Summer Day Camp | Hula Hoop Hideout

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I am so glad you are joining us for our first ever online Summer Day Camp project. My kids and I had a great time making these Hula Hoop Hideouts and they hung in the trees for days while the kids continued to play in them and eat snacks in them. (I was hoping I would get lucky and someone would actually fall asleep in one.) If your kids are like mine they will love having their own hideout.

Supplies:

Hula Hoop (Mine are from Dollar Tree for $1 each)

Safety Pins

Twine or Rope

Tulle and/or Ribbon (Mine is from Jo-Anns Dollar bin)

Sheets

Scissors

Cushions and Blankets

How To:

Pin the top edge of the sheet to the hula hoop by folding the sheet over and pinning it to itself. (see pic below)

Use twine to create a hanger to tie your hideout to the tree with. I used two long pieces of twine and tied each piece to opposite sides of the hula hoop. The two pieces then criss-crossed over each other. I tied the two together where they criss-crossed with another piece of twine. Later I used that piece to actually tie the hoop into the tree.

Tie on tulle and ribbons or any other embellishments you have. (see pic below)

Hang the hideout from a tree branch.

Add blankets and cushions underneath your fort so you can be nice and comfy.

Take a little nap or eat a snack inside your new hideout.

I hope you enjoyed this post. Visit here next week to see our next Summer Day Camp project by Amanda from Ninth Street Notions.

* Click on the thumbnails below to see them full-size.

Comments

I’m anxious to keep up with this series- I’ve been looking for camping crafts we can do during our two trips coming up! These hula hoop tents would make the cutest addition to our campsite and give the kids somewhere to catch some alone time when they need. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

If you have other kid friendly crafts, we’d love it if you would submit them. If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for a wonderful project idea!

Super cute! I was also thinking you could use a plastic shower curtain and rings. That way you could leave it up outside. Not sure how I would cover the top but if its in a tree there may be enough shade you wouldn’t have to.

Great Idea for outside shower. There is no tree near pump house, but I can see a 2×4 arm extended from the outside wooden wall to hang the hoola shower! Shower rings and a shorten length will work with a bar of soap encased in netting hanging from a shower ring as a soap ‘keeper’. Large plastic bag holding towel for forgetful times.

That is why I bought the sheets too. To make some sewing projects and dresses. We made these forts and had them up for awhile and then later I took them apart when the weather cooled off and I still have to sheets to sew something with! Thanks for stopping by!

From the dollor stoe get shower rings from the dollar general store get a plastic patterned shower curtain for 3.00 this makes it waterproof and easy to clean. Hang on hoop hang from tree and let the imagination fly. This also makes a great camping shower.

I think I would make it a little easier. I would take my sheet (a full size would make a bigger tent at the bottom. Fold it into three equal parts and make a small cut at each fold in the pocket part at the top of the sheet where the big hem is, cut the hoola hoop and thread the sheet onto the hoola hoop. Tape the hoola hoop back together where you cut it with duct tape. Tie your twine on the hoola hoop where you made the three slits plus where the sheet meets on the hoola hoop (it should be at 12, 3, 6 and 12 on the hoola hoop and then proceed to tie it in a branch. That way my grandson would not be tempted to dismantal it and play with the safety pins. You can get kid themed sheets at the goodwill for two bucks.

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